For the October meeting we will also held our annual
elections. Members voted to retain the current
steering committee members who were up for election in
2016.

Presentations at WIDRC Meetings are intended
to be informative and should not be interpreted as
representing a consensus of the organization or opinions of
its members.

We thank all presenters for their time and effort. We
try to provide pdf's of all presentations for the benefit of
our members.

WIDRC Interconnection Survey

The Wisconsin Distributed Resources Collaborative (WIDRC) is exploring the possibility of hosting an educational, information-sharing forum for electric providers (utilities) and distributed generation installers/contractors to discuss current interconnection practices - in Wisconsin - and areas of possible improvement.
Distributed Generation refers to installations 15 MW or smaller. WIDRC developed a survey to help guide the development of an agenda for this collaborative forum, tentatively planned to be held in late 2016 or early 2017. The survey was made available
in July 2016 to distributed generation installer/contractors and electric utilities in Wisconsin.

Summary of Survey Results

Distributed Generation Programs Provided by Wisconsin Utilities

Shared Solar Program
A large solar array that can supply about 250 homes is planned
for the roof of the Middleton Municipal Operations Center.
Electricity from this system is available to MGE customers
through a unique program called Shared Solar.

Xcel Energy is
developing and supporting solar projects in Wisconsin through its new
Solar*Connect Community℠ program. Plans are to break
ground on two new solar gardens in 2016. Solar gardens make solar energy
a possibility for everyone – home owners, renters and businesses.
For more information and how to join the Solar*Connect Community℠.

New Richmond has begun construction of a Community Solar
garden.
New Richmond customers can subscribe for a share of the project's solar production and in turn receive a credit on their monthly electric bill. For more information

River Falls Community Solar
offers two options: purchased blocks of solar energy (from outside of the local community) or a local community solar garden. Customers can subscribe for a share of the solar production of a solar project and in turn receive a credit
on their monthly electric bill. For more information